Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer among women. With an unfortunate staggering rise in the number of sufferers and the need for better, more effective treatment, British researchers from the University of Manchester have been trying to develop a new treatment method that…

Most children — and some adults, too — scrunch up their noses at the sight of broccoli on the plate. Science has, however, consistently proven that the vegetable is actually very valuable and can bring many benefits to one's…

This goes without saying - cancer is bad, and not only because it is a life-threatening disease but also because of the severe side effects of the treatment options. And one of the most commonly debilitating aspects of cancer and its treatment is fatigue. Anyone who has ever dealt with cancer will…

Cancer, unfortunately, has been with us since the dawn of human history. The disease gets its name from the Ancient Greek word karkinos, meaning crab, because the veins of tumors looked like the legs of a crab to the old Greeks. Tumors, of course, are caused by rapid and uncontrolled cell…

A team of scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research (London) has found out an additional cause of the growth of tumors. According to them, a tumor can receive supplementary food from the surrounding blood vessels.